Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-04-21
HERALD AND TRIBUNE,
IoNEsBoRO. TENN. APRIL 81. 1887
sets at J. w. Hoss'.

visitors to town this week.
-"Czar's'' communication came toe
late for insertion this week.
&C. W. Smith, of Telford is in town
mixing among his many friends.
Mrs. J. A. FEBRUARY accompanied her
husband to Nashville Tuesday.
Mrs. Maggie Atkinson is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Roxie Grisham.
Major f. w. Earnest Is spending a
few days In Knoxville on business.
Captain Sewer, of the Washington
House, we regret to state. is quite III.
David Garter, of Bristol. known to
many of our readers, is reported quite i'll.
We are pleased to note thatA. B.
Cummings is able to be out on the street
again.
m. II. Dooley, Esq, of Knoxville was
in town this week looking after the inter.
ests Of the railroad company.
Splendid weather for throwing tin
cans and other rubbish over the fence
into the yard of your neighbor.
Mr.. G. G. Munsey, who has been in
charge of the telegraph office at Rogers
vile for some months past is at home for
q short time.
m. =. Gump. the clothier, and d.
Hash. the druggist, and Judge ]. W.
Crumley, of johnson City, visited our
town this week.
DIR. John Boyd, j. @. A. Remine,
Circuit Court Clerk j. B. Walker, Of
G~reeneville, have been pe~rambulating
Jonesboro streets this week.
AT the young peoples Christian As
ISOLATION last Sunday afternoon I. G.
Murray delivered his first sermon. The
effort was highly creditable and we have
no doubt that he will make a useful SER
want in the Vineyard of the Lord"
Don't forget the Washington County
Sunday School convention to he held at
the NJ. E. Church, South, Saturday and
Sunday next, April 23 and "a. Every
Sunday School in the county is requested
to send delegates and statistical reports.
j. A. FEBRUARY and W. G. Mathes
left Tuesday for Nashville where they go
to represent the Jonesboro lodge of the
knights of Honor at the meeting of the
Grand Lodge held there this week. II.
G. Remine left on the same day to repre-
sent the Limestone lodge.
-On the 10th instant a Sunday school
was organized at C~halybeate Springs,
with over a hundred scholars. A. j.
Campbell is superintendent and w. II.
Sylvester secrctary,aS the most sue.
cessful schools I'M hty was con
Quoted there last y but the newly
organized school has Still brighter pros
pect.
Toilet sets ct ]. WvDo5b. u
Frank May has introduced a new in
dustry In our town. 1t consists in the re
plating of tableware and like'articles in a
superior manner, by a new process, for
which many advantages are claimed.
Articles from which the plate has worn
off are made as good as new. We advise
all who have any such articles to give the
new process q trial. More extended notice
will be given Of this In the future.
The many friends in this county will
be grieved to learn OF the decease of Mrs.
Il. j. Deaderick, widow of D. A. Dead.
erick, at her home in Knoxville, on the
18th inst. Mrs. Deaderick was an elderly
lady, being So years of age at the time of
her death. Her illness was brief aud her
death quite sudden, congestive appoplexy
being the cause. She was a law
of James w. Deaderick of this place.
-One morning last week the residence
of James A. West, at Conkling had a
narrow escape. Mr.. Vests housekeeper
had left o lamp burning, which she had
surrounded with some kind Of wooden
material as a shade. This in ONE way
took fire. Mr.. West was fortunately
awakened, about two O'Clock q. m, by
the smoke which pervaded, the house and
proceeded to extinguish the burning ma
terial before any further damage was
done.
Mrs. Martha Hunt. widow of Jesse
Hunt, deceased, of Morning Star, died
Sunday morning last at ! o'clock q. m.
at her old home. Mrs. Hunt, although
an old lady in her 93d year, was In good
health and spirits up to the day before
her death, and her sudden passing away
was a shock to the many who knew her.
She was a member of one Of the families
of the early settlers of our county and
much respected by all. A more extended
notice of her death will appear in these
columns.
Commencement exercises at Wash
ington College will begin May 0 and the
school will close on the 18th. The ex-
aiming committee will be composed of
Prof. E. G.. Mcclure, Of Telford; Rev.
Samuel s. Doak, of Leesburg, and Rev.
C. A. Duncan, Of Jonesboro. Hon. Zeb.
Vance, U. S. Senator from North Carroll.
ma, will address the alumni. Addresses
will also be made by judged. P. Temple.
of Knoxville, and Attorney General H.
T. Campbell. A good programme Of OK
exercises is being prepared which will
undoubtedly do honor to the pupils and
faculty of this, one Of Washington coun-
tvs oldest institutions.